Kia India
Kia India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Kia for its operations in India. The company was founded on 19 May 2017 following an announcement of the construction of a new 536-acre manufacturing facility in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh. The plant started its trial production in January 2019 and the mass production of its first product, the Kia Seltos started on 31 July 2019. The US$2 billion manufacturing plant is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually.
Products
Kia India produces several models that were developed specifically for the Indian market, namely the SP2i version of the Seltos and the sub-4 metre SUV Sonet. Within less than four years of operations, in May 2023 the company announced that it has achieved a milestone of 700,000 vehicle sales.
Current models
Discontinued models
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Carnival
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2020
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2023
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Statistics
Year
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Production
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Domestic sales
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Exports
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2019
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57,719
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44,918
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755
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2020
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177,982
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139,714
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29,358
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2021
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227,844
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182,655
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53,247
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2022
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336,619
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254,556
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82,063
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2023
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See also
References
- ^ "Sales Results". pr.kia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "KIA India PVT Ltd - Company Profile and News". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kia Commences Trial Production at its Anantapur Plant in Andhra Pradesh". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kia Seltos' mass production in India to begin next week". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kia Motors | India Plant". www.kia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kia Seltos Unveiled in India - Hyundai Motor Group TECH". tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kia India crosses 500,000 sales mark in less then 3 years of commencing ops". Business Standard India. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
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